INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Intracoronary ultrasound estimation of the functional significance of intermediate angiographic lesions has mainly been based on measuring the minimal lumen area. These estimates take no account of lesion length and pay insufficient attention to long coronary lesions. METHODS We included 61 lesions with visual angiographic stenosis of 40% to 70% that required treat...

Both large, acute doses of erythropoietin (EPO) and short-term hypoxia increase platelet counts in mice, but long-term hypoxia causes thrombocytopenia. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that EPO injected in large, chronic doses (a total of 80 U of EPO over a 7-day period) might cause thrombocytopenia. EPO caused increased red blood cell (RBC) production, ie, increased hematocrits, RBC counts,...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Specially designed surgical instruments have been developed for single-incision laparoscopic surgery, but high instrument costs may impede the implementation of these procedures. The aim of this study was to compare the cost of operative implements used for elective cholecystectomy performed as conventional laparoscopic 4-port cholecystectomy or as single-incision lapa...

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the percentage of obese individuals initially presenting to total joint arthroplasty clinics in a public, tertiary hospital is greater than the proportion of obese individuals in the general population. In a retrospective, comparative study of patients seen in total joint replacement clinics at a public, tertiary hospital with an ICD-9 diagnosis ...

On the basis of synthesizing and analyzing opinions knowledge experts, building exercises to develop professional fitness for male Vovinam students in HCM City University Sports team. The research has synthesized 27 strength mind, including 7 supplementary exercises, 5 arm 9 leg 6 continuous be included training program 2020-2021 school year. results after 1 year experiment showed that mental i...

OBJECTIVE To determine exercise efficacy in improving dynamic balance in community-dwelling elderly with a fall history. METHODS Thirty-five participants were randomly assigned to a treatment (TG; n = 19, 77 ± 7 yr) or control group (CG; n = 16, 75 ± 8 yr). The TG received an individualized home exercise program, and the CG received phone calls twice per week for 12 weeks. Participants' dynam...

1 Valeri Kroumov, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University of Science, Okayama700-0005, Japan, [email protected] 2 Keishi Shibayama, Graduate School, Okayama University of Science, Okayama700-0005, Japan, [email protected] 3 Akira Inoue, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama700-8530, Japan, [email protected] Abstract In this paper we present a set of tools ...